Current Postage Rates

Below is a summary of the changes in some of the more commonly used postage rates. Complete details of the new rates can be found on the Postal Service's website at: US Postal Service price list .

Tips for offsetting the upcoming postage increase.

Discuss postage impact with Graphic Services or Mail Services early on in the print/mail project planning phase. By engaging with Mail services early in the planning phase, departments can sometimes offset higher postage rates with simple printing guidance.

Postage Rates

First Class Mails

Weight

Retail Letters and Cards

Retail Flats

Retail Parcels

Postcards $0.34

Up to 1 oz.

$0.49

$0.98

$2.67

2 oz.

$0.70

$1.19

$2.67

3 oz.

$0.91

$1.40

$2.67

Letters over 3.5ozs move to FLAT RATES

4 oz.

-

$1.61

$2.67

5 oz.

-

$1.82

$2.85

Other Mails

Weight

Priority Mail

Library Rate

Media Mail

Up to 1 lb.

$6.65

$2.50

$2.63

Prices vary by zone

2 lb.

by Zone

$2.97

$3.12

3 lb.

by Zone

$3.44

$3.61

4 lb.

by Zone

$3.91

$4.10

5 lb.

by Zone

$4.38

$4.59

* For Priority Mails, all weight increments over 1 lb vary by destination.

About Villanova

Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.